Even legitimate uses of data as fodder for AI and machine learning is too intrusive for many people. As time passes, ever stricter policies and safeguards are necessary. In the relatively near future, however, even these may not be enough.

VANTIQ CTO Paul Butterworth says that while machines may replace humans for some tasks, the real opportunity is to extend human intelligence by making use of machine intelligence to take on tasks that previously would not have been achievable.

Snowflake Data Sharing is designed to make it simple for IT organizations to provide external users with access to structured or semi-structured data without requiring them to hire programmers to provide access to data using application programming tools.

Smart cities are the ultimate emerging platform in ways both good and bad. Positives include healthier and happier citizens, more efficient and environmentally responsible communities, and better services to attract and support businesses.

The dynamic duo of information and speed powers real-time analytics, keeps supply chains running efficiently, and more. If your organization can't take advantage of its information and deliver it at the speed of business, you're falling behind.